Changing lifestyle, people nowadays are spending more time on screens every day. However, bad eye health will lead to degeneration and cause many eye problems or even eye diseases. It is believed that prevention is better than cure. Regular eye exams should be scheduled for good eye health and to prevent eye diseases.
CMER VISION, an optometry center under CMER Eye Center, is committed to providing comprehensive eye examinations for adults and kids and a myopia control program, taking care of different age groups. We will refer patients to an ophthalmologist follow-up if any signs of eye diseases or problems are found in the eye examination. Therefore, the patient can receive appropriate treatment as fast as possible.
Why are eye tests necessary for different age groups?
Children in this age are able to understand and cooperate with most of the eye examinations, such as visual acuity, eye movements and binocular vision. They can follow optometrists’ guidance for good eye health so as to prevent myopia. Furthermore, early detection and treatment for amblyopia and strabismus could be possible through regular eye check-up in early age.
The eye tends to grow rapidly during this age group. Children who develop myopia at an early age have the tendency of rapid progression because their eyes grow rapidly. Those who develop myopia in late childhood, the growth of eyeballs is slower.
The myopia control is important, because abnormal vision development can affect a child's future development and eye health. CMER Vision Center concerns about the high myopia rate of school children, provides eye examination services and targeted myopia control programs for children, including: orthokeratology, daily disposable myopia control contact lenses, children's myopia control Lenses (DIMS lenses, MyoVision lenses), in order to help children in the prevention and control of myopia.
For this age group, eye examinations are important for people with eye disease and those with high risk of genetic eye diseases, e.g. glaucoma. Apart from having regular eye examinations, there are also other related special examinations. People with moderate to severe myopia or diabetes patients should have regular eye check-ups of their fundus for early detection of related eye diseases.
When we grow older, we have higher risk of developing age-related eye diseases, such as cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Eye examination helps in early detection, so that eye diseases can be treated as soon as possible.
Drug for myopia control
In addition to optical methods for myopic control, atropine eye drops (normally prescribed by an ophthalmologist) is also one of the methods to control myopia. It inhibits the growth of scleral tissue, preventing or slowing down the abnormal growth of eyeballs in childhood so as to control the myopia progression. Atropine eye drops are suggested to be used during childhood (normally between the age of 6 - 15). When using atropine eye drops, regular check-ups are required every four months in the first year, and once then every half year.
Control elongation of the eyeball during development period
Lower the risk of developing high myopia (especially for children with family history)
Control the myopia progression
Allergy
Consult cardiologists’ medical advice if children have heart problems
The drug effect lasts for 7 to 10 days, so it takes time to get used to it in the beginning
Loss of accommodation (due to the ciliary muscle palsy)
Pupil dilation, light sensitivity
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